Janet L. Smith

Janet L. Smith (Ansley), age 69, of Peters Twp., Washington County, Pa., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. She was born in Alliance, a daughter of the late Virgil and Ruth Jenkins Ansley.

She was the beloved wife of Lyle Smith; cherished mother of Shelly Morningstar of Budd Lake, N.J.; cherished stepmother of Jeffrey Smith (Margaret) of Moundsville, W.Va., Michelle Roach (Allen) of Albuquerque, N.M., and Brian Smith (D'Ann) of New Martinsville, W.Va.; adored grandmother of 11, Aaron, Ashley, Austin, David, Emily, Lara Ann, Lucy, Madeline, Matthew, Wade, and Zachary; and dear aunt to MaryBeth Ansley of Winter Park, Fla, and Steve Ansley of Wilkesboro, N.C. She was preceded in death by her late parents and a brother John.

Janet was a graduate of Alliance High School in Alliance and Aultman Hospital School of Nursing in Canton, was an RN and operating room supervisor at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, and retired from surgical sales representative with 3M. A volunteer with the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, Murray Hills Nursing Home, and the American Heart Association, Janet was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by family and many friends.

Please join us to celebrate her life at noon Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Center Presbyterian Church, 255 Center Church Road, McMurray, Pa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to The Washington Hospital Foundation-Hospice Care. Arrangements are by Beinhauer Funeral Home, McMurray, Pa., 724-941-3211. Send or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com. (12-17-12)